Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
Police Officers Find Strength in God’s Word
On December 16, 2016, Philadelphia police officers and chaplains gathered at American Bible Society’s headquarters for the launch of “Strength for the Street,” a new Scripture engagement resource that equips law enforcement officers with the power of God’s Word.“These Scripture resources feature real stories from Philadelphia police officers and police chaplains,” explains American Bible Society’s Philadelphia Mobilizer Malcolm Byrd. “They…
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CHINA: Bibles Reach a Growing Church
Amity Printing Company in China reached a historic milestone on July 18, 2016, when it published its 150 millionth Bible. Of the Bibles printed by Amity in its 30-year history, 74 million have been distributed in China to meet the needs of a growing Christian church.In 1987, American Bible Society joined with United Bible Societies and Amity Foundation to help…
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ECUADOR: Healing after the Earthquake
American Bible Society’s generous financial partners helped bring Bible-based trauma healing to suffering communities in Ecuador after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck on April 16, 2016. The deadly quake killed more than 600 people and injured 12,000. The ministry offered spiritual healing by combining the redemptive message of God’s Word with mental health best practices.A Bible-based trauma healing participant named Jessica…
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CUBA: Sign Language Bible Strengthens Deaf Christians
American Bible Society’s financial partners are bringing the Scriptures to Cuba’s deaf community through a sign language Bible, translated through a partnership with the Biblical Commission of Cuba and Cuban Council of Churches. “God is doing an amazing work in Cuba,” says American Bible Society’s Senior Vice President of Ministry Geof Morin, who visited the translation project in January 2017.…
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Spiritual Refuge for Displaced People
Suffering communities in Central African Republic found strength through God’s Word, thanks to a series of Bible-based trauma healing workshops coordinated by American Bible Society and its partners in the fall of 2016. “People shared things they had been holding on to for a long time, unable to forgive, and God gave them the freedom to let it go,” reports…
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MOZAMBIQUE: God’s Word Reaches Waiting People
A new Bible translation for the Xirhonga people, primarily located in Mozambique, is set to launch in 2017, bringing God’s Word to people who have waited more than 40 years for an understandable Scripture translation.Xirhonga speakers do not understand their original Bible translation due to changes in their language structure. This updated Xirhonga Bible translation was started in the 1970s,…
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